It was discovered that the upstream patch for CVE-2007-6600 included in theRed Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2008:0039 did not include protection againstmisuse of the RESET ROLE and RESET SESSION AUTHORIZATION commands. Anauthenticated user could use this flaw to install malicious code that wouldlater execute with superuser privileges. (CVE-2009-3230)

All PostgreSQL users should upgrade to these updated packages, whichcontain a backported patch to correct this issue. If you are running aPostgreSQL server, the postgresql service must be restarted for this updateto take effect.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-releasederrata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to usethe Red Hat Network to apply this update are available athttp://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259